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Chapter 1: Software Testing Basics

• In which Software Life cycle phase does testing occur?
• Can you explain PDCA cycle and where does testing fit?
• What is the difference between white box, black box and gray box testing?
• Define Defect?
• What is the difference between Defect and Failure?
• What are the broader categories of defects?
• What is the difference between Verification and Validation?
• How does testing affect risk?
• Does Increase in testing always mean good to the project?
• As a manager what process did you adopt to define testing policy?
• Should testing be only after build and execution?
• Are number of defects more in design phase or coding phase?
• What kind of inputs do we need from the end user to start proper testing?
• What is the difference between Latent and Masked Defect?
• A defect which could have been removed during initial stage is removed in later
stage how does it affect cost?
• In testing can you explain the concept of work bench?
• What’s the difference between Alpha and Beta testing?
• Can you explain the concept of defect cascading?
• Can you explain how one defect leads to other defects?
• Can you explain what is Usability testing?
• What are the different strategies of rollout to the end users?
• Can you expla in requirement traceability and its importance?
• What is the difference between Pilot and Beta testing?
• How will you do a risk analysis during software testing?
• How do you conclude which section is most risky in your application?
• What does entry and exit criteria mean in a project?
• On what basis is the Acceptance plan prepared?
• What’s the relation between environment reality and test phases?
• What are different types of verifications?
• What’s the difference between Inspections and Walkthroughs?
• Can you explain regression testing and confirmation testing?
• What do you mean by coverage and what are the different types of coverage
techniques?
• How does fundamentally a coverage tool work?
• What is configuration management?
• Can you explain the concept of baseline in software development?
• What are the different test plan documents in project?
• How do test documents in a project span across software development life cycle?
• Can you explain inventories?
• How do you do Analysis and design for testing projects?
• Can you explain calibration?
• Which test cases are first written white boxes or black box?
• Can you explain Co-habiting software?
• What different impact rating’s you have used in your project?
• Can you explain what a test log is?
• Explain SDLC (Software development Life Cycle) in detail?
• Can you explain waterfall model?
• Can you explain big-bang waterfall model?
• Can you explain phased waterfall model?
• Explain Iterative model, Incremental model, Spiral model, Evolutionary model
and V-Model?
• Explain Unit testing, Integration tests, System testing and Acceptance testing?
• What’s the difference between system and acceptance testing?
• Which is the best model?
• What group of teams can do software testing?
Chapter 2: Testing techniques
• Can you explain boundary value analysis?
• What is BV in software testing?
• Can you explain Equivalence partitioning?
• Can you explain how state transition diagram can be helpful during testing?
• Can you explain random testing?
• Can you explain monkey testing?
• What is negative and positive testing?
• Can you explain exploratory testing?
• What exactly are semi-random test cases?
• Can you explain the concept of orthogonal array?
• Can you explain pair-wise defect fundamental?
• Can you explain the concept of decision tables?
• How did you define severity ratings in your project?
Chapter 3: Software process
• What is a Software process?
• What are the different cost element involved in implementing process in an
organization?
• What is a model?
• What is maturity level?
• Can you explain the concept of process area in CMMI?
• Can you explain the concept of tailoring?
Chapter 4: CMMI
• What is CMMI and what's the advantage of implementing CMMI in an
organization?
• What’s the difference between implementation and Institutionalization?
• What are different models in CMMI?
• Can you explain staged and continuous models in CMMI?
• Can you explain the different maturity levels in staged representation?
• Can you explain capability levels in continuous representation?
• Which model should we use and under what scenarios?
• How many process areas are present in CMMI and in what classification do they
fall in?
• What the difference between every level in CMMI?
• What different sources are needed to verify authenticity for CMMI
implementation?
• Can you explain SCAMPI process?
• How is appraisal done in CMMI?
• Which appraisal method class is the best?
• Can you explain the importance of PII in SCAMPI?
• Can you explain implementation of CMMI in one of the Key process areas?
• Explanation of all process areas with goals and practices?
• Can you explain the process areas?
Chapter 5: Six Sigma
• What is six sigma?
• Can you explain the different methodology for execution and design process in
SIX sigma?
• What does executive leaders, champions, Master Black belt, green belts and black
belts mean?
• What are the different kinds of variations used in six sigma?
• Can you explain the concept of standard deviation?
• Can you explain the concept of fish bone/ Ishikawa diagram?
• Can you explain QFD?
• Can you explain FMEA?
• Can you exp lain X bar charts?
• Can you explain Flow charting and brain storming?
Chapter 6: Metrics
• What is meant by measure and metrics?
• Can you explain Number of defects measure?
• Can you explain number of production defects measure?
• Can you explain defect seeding?
• Can you explain DRE?
• Can you explain Unit and system test DRE?
• How do you measure test effectiveness?
• Can you explain Defect age and Defect spoilage?
Chapter 7: Automated Testing
• What are good candidate for automation in testing?
• Does automation replace manual testing?
• Which automation tool have you worked and can you explain them in brief?
• Can you explain how does load testing conceptually work for websites?
• Can you explain how did you perform load testing using tool?
• What does load test summary report contain?
• Can you explain the concept of data-driven testing?
• Can you explain table-driven testing?
• How can you perform data-driven testing using Automated QA?
Chapter 8: Testing Estimation
• What are the different ways of doing black box testing?
• Can you explain TPA analysis?
• Can you explain in brief Function points?
• Can you explain the concept Application boundary?
• Can you explain the concept of elementary process?
• Can you explain the concept of static and dynamic elementary process?
• Can you explain concept of FTR, ILF, EIF, EI, EO, EQ and GSC?
• How can you estimate number of acceptance test cases in a project?
• Can you explain on what basis does TPA actually work?
• How did you do estimation for black box testing?
• How did you estimate white box testing?
• Is there a way to estimate acceptance test cases in a system?